Campbell County High School (Kentucky)
| Campbell County High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 38°55′09″N 84°23′37″W / 38.91912°N 84.39362°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Camel Pride: Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Safe. |
| School district | Campbell County Schools |
| Principal | Adam Ritter[1] |
| Faculty | 82.5 (on FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,520[2] (October 1st, 2015) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.71[2] |
| Color(s) | Purple and gold |
| Sports | Sanctioned KHSAA sport |
| Mascot | Fighting Camel |
| Nickname | Fighting Camels |
| Team name | Fighting Camels |
| Website | CCHS website |
Campbell County High School (CCHS) is a public high school located outside of Alexandria, Kentucky. It is the only high school in the Campbell County School District and the nickname is the "Fighting Camels." It feeds from Campbell County Middle School and the district's five elementary schools: Crossroads Elementary, Campbell Ridge Elementary, Reiley Elementary, Cline Elementary, and Grant's Lick Elementary. The school has several sports programs, including baseball, basketball, and football and soccer.
CCHS also has wrestling and track & field teams, producing numerous state finishers in their history. Including back to back state champion wrestling teams in 1990 -91 and a top 25 national ranking in 1991. In 2010 the girls track program won their first team state championship.
CCHS and Bishop Brossart High School (BBHS) are known for the rivalry both on the field/court and off the court as well against each other.
It serves portions of Campbell County, including Alexandria, California, Claryville, Cold Spring, Crestview, Highland Heights, Mentor, and Wilder.[3]
Academic team
Campbell County High School also has an academic team.[4] Donn Manker is the current head coach of the team and is assisted by Doctor Linda Weber, Linda Mauser, and Christopher Manker, a former member of the Academic Team. This team has been to several competitions in various places, including Vanderbilt University, at which they competed in NAQT format. Also they have been to state competition in both 2009, 2010 and 2011. In order to get to state, they competed at both the district and regional levels. District Play is between schools in a small area. Regional competition is a competition between the winners of several districts.
Future Problem Solving
In Future Problem Solving, or FPS, students are given a futuristic scenario, in which a short story in which many possible problems of the future are presented through character(s) and plot, and then the students come up with solutions to the problems. FPS is part of the Governor's Cup competition.
The Future Problem Solving team, led by Linda Weber, placed 4th among the FPS teams of the State of Kentucky at the 2010 Governor's Cup.[5] Their high placement made them eligible for competing at the International Level. Also, in the 2011 state competition the FPS team placed 9th in the state.
Football
The Campbell County High School is one of the most recognized programs in both the regional and state levels.[6] The Camels also won a district title in 2011 and 2012
Drama
Campbell County High School also has one of the most recognized theater programs in the state of Kentucky, with multiple Cappies[7] awards over the past several years. These drama productions are often under the direction of Mr. J. Bertucci. These productions are performed by the students under Mr. Bertucci's watch. Their production history includes American classics, Shakespearean comedy, British comedy, comedy of manners, modern drama, audience-interactive mystery, and a variety of classic and current Broadway musicals.
Student life
At Campbell County High School, the Freshmen are in a separate part of the building. This part of the building, the "Freshman Academy" has most of the core content classes for the freshmen. Their electives are still outside of the freshman academy. All other grades are not mainly confined to one part of the building. Some students may go to Charles E. McCormick Technical School for job training.
Notable alumni
- Glenn Withrow (Actor/director)
References
- ^ "[1]". Campbell County High School.
- ^ a b c "Campbell County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. "Students: 1,521 (2005-2006)".
- ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Campbell County, KY" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 8, 2014.
- ^ CCHS Academic Team
- ^ http://www.kaac.com/ASAP/finalresults/state/event.asp?gl=2&id=7
- ^ http://campbellcountyfootball.com/
- ^ http://www.cappies.com/shared/sch_info.php?&year=2011®ion=CIN&id=24